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ABORIGINAL BENEFITS FOUNDATION l DINNER and ART AUCTIONMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Sydney l 18 SEPTEMBER 2008To assist in establishing The Rerrantjun Healing Centre , Yirrkala NT.

RERRANTJUN HEALING CENTRE, YIRRKALA NT..we wish for a healing centre…….Yirrkala community members with the support of the Yirrkala Dhanbul Community Association Inc. havebeen lobbying for a Healing Centre to help address the problems of substance abuse, violence and youthsuicide that are not being effectively managed using contemporary western medicine.The Aboriginal approach to healthcare is a holistic one. It recognises the social, physical and spiritualdimensions of health and life. The Healing Centre intends to bring together traditional healing, westernmedicine, counselling and mental health care, to help allay some of the social and medical problems ofthe community, while offering services to the surrounding population and visitors for a service fee.

Order of events6.30 Art Viewing7.30 Guests seated, entréeOpening remarks MC Rhoda RobertsJennifer Isaacs - Chair of the ABFBanduk Marika8.00 Auction Robert BleakleyDinnerAuction continues at discretion of auctioneer andincludes special items.Entertainment:Johnny HuckleStiff GinsDessert10.30 Close - payments to be concluded by 11.00pm.ON-LINE AUCTION: www.empireauctions.com.aubegins 19th September, 2008The Aboriginal Benefits Foundation has attracted donations of morethan 100 artworks and have therefore been unable to include all ofthem in this Gala Fundraiser. The Board is grateful to all of the donorsand to Empire Auctions for assistance in offering these additionalartworks through their on-line auction site. To view the artworks andplace a bid register your details on www.empireauctions.com.au.For further information on the bidding process call one of the EmpireAuctions team on 1300881498 or their Sales Manager, MarkLancaster, on 0401366324. All proceeds other than a 12.5% buyerspremium will go towards the Yirrkala Healing Centre and will bereceipted as a tax deductible donation.1

1Tony TucksonUntitled Drawing c 1959pencil on paper10.5 x 14.5 cm,Watters GalleryMargaret Tuckson$1,200 - 2,5002John MawundjurlEchidna c1980natural earth pigments on bark115 x 38cmManingrida Arts & Crafts .Cat.no.MAW33Jenny Sages$4,000 - 6,0003Tony TucksonUntitled Drawing c 1959pencil on paper10.5 x 14.5 cmWatters GalleryMargaret Tuckson$1,200 - 2,5004John R Walker‘Garie Beach, Garie Dusk’ 2001,gouache on paper55 x 75 cmUtopia Art SydneyThe Artist$3,000 - 5,0002

5Mirka Mora,Alone Together 2004oil on canvas51 x 61 cmWilliam Mora$4,000 - 6,0006Judy Watson NapangardiMina Mina Tjukurrpa 2007acrylic on linen152 x 76cmWarlukurlangu Artists.Cat.no: 4098/07Cooee Aboriginal Art$9,000 - 12,0007Chris AnticoTowards Wylie Baths 2008acrylic & resin on canvas198 x 168 cmThe Artist$4,000 - 6,0003

8Ralwurrandji WanambiBamurrunju, 2008natural earth pigments on bark200 x 57cmBuku-Larrngay Cat.no.3321F$8,000 - 12,0009Boliny WanambiMarukulu Larrakitj ,2008natural earth pigments on woodheight:257cmBuku-Larrngay Cat.no.3072K$6,000 - 8,0008 94

10.Yumutjin WunungmurraDhalwangu Larrakitj, 2008natural earth pigments on woodheight:280 cmBuku –Larrngay.Cat.no.3073A$8,000 - 12,00011.Dhukal WirrpandaWukidi, 2008natural earth pigments on woodheight:248 cmBuku-Larrngay.Cat.no.3250R$5,000 - 7,00012.Djarrayang WunungmurraGangan to Baraltja, 2008natural earth pigments on woodheight:266 cmBuku-Larrngay.Cat.no.2832F$4,000 - 6,00013.Balku WunungmurraDhalwangu Larrakitj, 2008natural earth pigments on woodheight:245 cmBuku-Larrngay.Cat.no.3226I$3,000 - 5,00014. (left)Jean Baptist ApuatimiJikipayinga –crocodile, 2005natural earth pigments on linen,106 x 53 cmTiwi Design Cat.no.752-05Aboriginal & Pacific Art Gallery$3,000 - 5,00010 11 12 1315. (above)Timothy CookShark Design, 2006natural earth pigments on linen90 x 70 cmJilamara Arts Cat.no.188 - 06Aboriginal & Pacific Art Gallery$3,000 - 5,0005

16Lloyd KwillaKulyayi Waterhole, 2008natural earth pigments on canvas100 x 80 cmRed Rock Art Cat.no.KP2587The Artist$4,000 - 7,00017Simeon NelsonStillfrage #11, 2004plywood, wood dye, beeswax and scandinavian oil168 x 144 x 13 cmSherman GalleryJeremy Nelson$6,000 - 9,00018Rick AmorRunner, 2006lithograph, 6/20image size: 43 x 63cmpaper size: 57 x 76cmBill Nuttall$3,000 - 5,0006

19Dorothy NapangardiSandhills 2008acrylic on linen122 x 91cmGallery Gondwana.Cat.no 13575$20,000 - 30,00020David MoorePitjantjatjara Children 1, South Australia 1963Printed digitally on archival paper APImage size of 24 x37 cm.The photograph is framed, titled, signed, dated, blind stamped andeditioned by David Moore's daughter Lisa Moore. Specially printedfor the Aboriginal Benefits Foundation.$1,200 - 2,0007

21Joanna LogueCoogee Bay Study 2008acrylic on canvas40 x 50cmThe Artist$7,000 - 10,00022Banduk MarikaWakun, 2006screenprint edition 12/4056 x 76 cmAustralian Art Print Network$300 - 50023Euan MacleodTowards Mount Warning, 2008acrylic on paper54 x 74 cmThe Artist$1,500 - 2,5008

24Imants TillersNature Speaks:AK, 2007acrylic gouache on 16 canvas boards102 x 146 cmCat.no.80725-80740Selected by artist for donation from private archival collection$20,000 - 30,00025Joanne Currie NalinguCalm River IV (2 panels), 2008acrylic on canvas80 x 120 cmFireworks Gallery,Cat.no. FW10619$3,500 - 4,5009

26Djuldjul WunungmurraGalpu 2008natural earth pigmentson bark179 x 50 cmBuku-Larrngay Cat.no.3321P$4,000 - 6,00027Djuldjul WunungmurraGalpu Larrakitji, 2008natural earth pigmentson woodheight 280 cmBuku-Larrngay Cat.no.3087F$4,000 - 6,00010

28David BoydBeauty Weeping beneathGolden Wattle with a BlackSpirit in Flames, 1979oil on canvas56 x 66 cmSelected by artist for donationfrom private archival collection$20,000 - 30,00029Dianne JonesLHOOQ ERE!, 2001Inkjet on canvas, 9 of 10114 x 91cmBill Nuttall$1,500 - 2,50011

30Rosella NamokLoad up Akul for roast on fire, 2008acrylic on canvas85 x 126cmHogarth Galleries Cat.no.RNC20080425The Artist$5,000 - 7,00031Juno Gemes,Thancoupie Master Potter, 1981photograph 7/4344.2 x 30.3 cmThe Artist$800 - 1,20032Juno GemesWandjuk Marika, 1978photograph, 7/4243 x 31cmThe Artist$800 - 1,20012

33Kudditji KngwarreyeMy Country, 2006acrylic on linen132 x 115cmAboriginal Gallery ofDreamings.Cat.no.#11908$6,000 - 8,00034Kathleen NgalBush Plum Country, 2007acrylic on linen112.5 x 116 cmLauraine Diggins Fine Art.Cat.no. #270278$4,000 - 6,00035Angelina GeorgeFar Away Place, 2008acrylic on linen120 x 90cmKaren Brown Gallery.Cat.no.KB3370$8,000 - 10,00013

36ThanakupiMosquito Corroboree, 2002narrow necked stoneware sphereheight 19 cmThanakupi/Jennifer Isaacs$7,000 - 9,00037Naminapu MaymuruGunyan, 2008natural earth pigments on bark93 x 42 cmBuku-Larrngay.Cat.no.3337V$900 - 1,20038Dhapa GanambarrDarra, 2008natural earth pigments on bark131 x 44 cmBuku-Larrngay.Cat.no.3364H$1,200 - 1,80039Buwatpuy GumanaGarrapara, 2008natural earth pigments on bark143 x 43 cmBuku-Larrngay.Cat.no.3369A$1,200 - 1,80014

40Jasper KnightConcrete and wood column, 2006mixed media150 x 150 cmMetro 5 Gallery$9,000 - 15,00041Lena YarinkuraQuoll ,2002Cast Aluminum, edition 6/1238 x 9 x 9 cmUrban Art Projects$1,500 - 2,50042Lucinda BoydLate afternoon in my Father’s garden, 2008pastel on paper75 x 50 cmThe Artist$1,200 - 1,50015

43Tjukapati BrumbyKanpinyi, 2007acrylic on canvas85 x 90 cmTjungu Palya, Cat No: 07388 ,Randell Fine Art$2,000 - 3,00044Kathleen PetyarreMountain Devil Lizard, 2004acrylic on linen91 x 91 cmDelmore Gallery Cat.no.04C035$6,000 - 8,000Silent Auction Items1. Rosella Namok, Neap tide Yrrng'ngn'n 2000,acrylic on canvas, 51 x 61cm, Andrew Baker Gallery2. Helen Geier, Slats, 2005, collage and acrylic oncanvas, 150 x 100 cm, The Artist3. Kitty Miller, Puku Tjukurrpa, 2001, acrylic on linen,76 x 61 cm, Jukurrpa Artists, Cat.no Juk01-KM370,Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery4. Jean Baptist Apuatimi, Jilamara, 2005, ochre onpaper,106 x 53 cm, Tiwi Design 752-05, Leponi Pty Ltd5. Lin Onus, Reflection on Pebbles, screen print,edition 44/80, 50 x 70cm,Tiriki Onus /Shaike Snir6. Banduk Marika, Gaynljurrmada 1987,Paper, 28 X 20 cm,10/20, The ArtistBanduk Marika, Baypinga ga Dhatam 1987,Paper, 22 x 25 cm, 20/20, The Artist7. Banduk Marika, Gayntjurr Ga Dhatam 1987,Paper, 30 x 41 cm, 10/20, The ArtistBanduk Marika, Bjayguag and Water lily,Rice Paper, 28.5 x 35 cm, A/P, The Artist8. Banduk Marika, Guya and Water lily,Paper, 10.5 x 23 cm, A/P, The ArtistBanduk Marika, Guya and Miyapuna,Rice Paper, 20 x 29 cm, 20/20, The Artist9. Banduk Marika, Guya and Bapi ,Paper, 12 x 20 cm, 4/14, The ArtistBanduk Marika, Guya and Water lily,Paper, 16x 23 cm, A/P, The Artist10. Banduk Marika, Bjwak, Miyapunu Ga MarukpayGuyamala, 1987, Paper, 27.5 x 61 cm, 3/20, The Artist11. Lena Yarinkura, Bush Mice, cast aluminum andwood, edition 44/100, length 7 cm, Urban Art Projects12. Jon Rhodes, Stingray Boy, 2000 (Djarrakpi, Blue MudBay, NT 1974), Photograph 9/20, 32 x 22 cm, The Artist13. Juno Gemes, Dancing for their Country, 1985,Photograph 6/39, 31.8 x 44 cm, Mutijulu Women,The Artist14. Max Dupain, Black and white, Cairns, 1960Photograph 17/90, 34 x 36 cm, silver gelatin print fromthe Max Dupain Exhibition Negative Archive, printed,blind stamped, editioned, mounted and matted onarchival material by Jill White. Jill White15. David Bosun, Gelam Nguzu Kazi –Gelam My Son, 2001, coloured linocut, edition 19/8546 x 61cm, Gordon Darling16. Lloyd Rees, From the University Library Hobart, 1982lithograph edition 52/75, 50 x 65.5 cm, Marlene Antico17. Tjunkiya Napaltjarri, Umari Rockhole, 2005 acrylic oncanvas 90 x 60cm, Papunya Tula, Cat.no.TN0511241Kimberley Art18. Bob Buruwal, Crocodile 2004, paper bark,length: 415cm, Maningrida Arts & Culture.Cat.no. 2474-04, Adam Knight19. Estelle Munkanome, Untitled, natural pigments onarches paper, 76 x 58cm Ngaruwanajirri Inc,Alison Kelly Gallery.20. Louise Numina, Blue Tongue Lizard, acrylic on canvas,50 x 57 cm, Anne Rees21. Shirley Bray, Purnululu,1999, ochres on canvas,91 x 120cm,Warmun Arts Centre. Cat.no.WAC228/99.Carillo Gantner16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe Aboriginal Benefits Foundation thanks the following donorsand volunteers for their generous assistance with this event.Rhoda RobertsRobert BleakleyJohnny HuckleStiff GinsRocky Richard, PDQ DesignDon Langdon, Print NationalJames Estate WinesBrett WalshCharles HewittEmpire AuctionsMacquarie University Art GalleryBuku Larrngay MulkaRirratjingu AssociationAdrian RotaReg RichardsonSecurity Storage, AnnandaleLaura Murray CreeMark TannerRuth MichaKingsley Mundey International Art ServicesClinton Hoffman Ambrose Solutions, DarwinDhanbul Corporation, YirrkalaS. Baillieu MyerElgee ParkStuart Maclean,NT Govt Tourism Hub NhulunbuyMyinyikay CommunityThe Board of the Aboriginal Benefits Foundation wishes to thank and acknowledge theimmense generosity ofthe artists, galleries and individuals who have donated works listedin this catalogue, the silent auction catalogue the online auction.Aboriginal & Pacific ArtGalleryAboriginal Gallery ofDreamingsAdam KnightAlison Kelly GalleryAndrew BakerAnnandale GalleriesAnne Rees, ArthurPapamiditriouAustralian Art PrintNetworkBanduk MarikaBill NuttallBoomalli AboriginalArtistsChris AnticoChristina KennedyCooee Aboriginal ArtDavid BoydDon HoltEdith LeesEuan MacleodFireworks GalleryGallery GondwanaGordon DarlingHank EbesHelen GeierHogarth GalleriesImants TillersJennifer IsaacsJill WhiteJoanna LogueJohn R WalkerJon RhodesJulia JohnsonJuno GemesKaren Brown GalleryKaylene IsonKevin KellyKimberley ArtLeponi Pty LtdLerida HarrisonLisa MooreLloyd KwillaLauraine DigginsMarlene AnticoMetro 5 GalleryNeriba GallaschRaft ArtspaceRandell Lane Fine ArtReg RichardsonRosella NamokSamantha HobsonShane SimpsonShaike SnirShort St GalleryThanakupiTim JenningsTiriki OnusUrban Art ProjectsBuku-Larrngay MulkaJenny SagesLucinda BoydVivien AndersonCarillo GantnerJeremy & Simeon NelsonMargaret TucksonWilliam MoraABF Fundraising committee: Marlene Antico, Simon Chan, Melissa Chan, Natalie Chan,Chris Chow, John Coffey, Carol Dettmann, Shelley Indyk, Jennifer Isaacs, Adrian Newstead,Shane Simpson, Ann Snell, Kerry WilliamsABF Board: Dawn Casey, Chris Chow, Robert Edwards AO, Jennifer Isaacs AM ( Chair),Adrian Newstead, Shane Simpson, Robert Simkin